Htin Kyaw

Htin Kyaw
ထင်ကျော်
Htin Kyaw in 2016
President of Myanmar
In office
30 March 2016 – 21 March 2018
Vice PresidentMyint Swe
Henry Van Thio
State CounsellorAung San Suu Kyi
Preceded byThein Sein
Succeeded byWin Myint
Personal details
Born (1946-07-20) 20 July 1946 (age 78)
Rangoon, British Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar)
Political partyNational League for Democracy
Spouse
(m. 1973)
Parent(s)Min Thu Wun (father)
Kyi Kyi (mother)
Alma materYangon Institute of Economics
University of London
Hult International Business School
WebsiteGovernment website

Htin Kyaw (Burmese: ထင်ကျော်, pronounced [tʰɪ̀ɴ tɕɔ̀] or [tʰɪ̀ɴ dʑɔ̀]; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as President of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the office with no ties to the military since the 1962 coup d'état. The second son of scholar Min Thu Wun, Htin Kyaw had held various positions in the education, planning and treasury ministries in prior governments.

The ethnic Mon-Bamar politician is viewed as an important ally of the National League for Democracy leader and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is constitutionally barred from the presidency.


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